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Archive for December, 2009 Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Mea Culpas are not enough We appreciate the support for the new magazine format and the understanding most readers have had for the typography situation. One reader was wondering if the online version was the same, and of course, it was. But it got me to thinking, while we can’t change the printed version, we can change the online version. So, within the next few weeks, the online version of the January/ February 2010 issue of photo technique will be reset and released to every subscriber or newsstand purchaser for whom we have an email address. If you don’t receive a corrected email version, or if we do not have your email address, please send an email to me at pschranz@phototechmag.com and it will be sent directly. There is important content in these articles, and I encourage you, without the threat of loss of vision, to revisit the online version and read those articles. Paul Schranz Editor, photo technique Posted in Editor's Note \| 8 Comments » ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Perils of Typography & Transition We are acutely aware of the problem with the typographic reproduction in several of the articles in the January/ February 2010 issue of photo technique. While we did not see any problem with the soft proof, we did not have a chance during the transition to see a hard proof where the problem would have made itself obvious. Bear with us, and please read the important content in this issue. We will correct the typography problem with the next issue. As a growing pain, it is our most painful to date, but we promise you it will be rectified. We appreciate your comments and suggestions about the new format. Within the new format you will continue to see important techniques revealed. However, they are now in unison with vital aesthetic decisions that make the photographer’s methodology more relevant in relation to the larger problem solving process involved in making high-caliber photographic images. I know some of you have been disturbed by the changes, but we are also getting a high degree of support for our new direction from many other readers, writers, and people in the industry. We feel that our changes are necessary to make photo technique a vital and relevant publication now and in the future. Paul Schranz Editor, photo technique Posted in Editor's Note \| 8 Comments » ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Polaroid Party at ICP, December 18th Instant photography lovers and party goers alike, mark your calendars for the International Center of Photography’s Impossible Project Polaroid Party this Friday, December 18th from 5:00-7:30pm. For those of you too busy or far from NYC to make the event, take a minute to learn about the project that is revitalizing the analog Instant Photography movement! “The Impossible Project is saving analog Instant Photography and aims to release a new instant film for Vintage Polaroid cameras early in 2010. In order to shorten the waiting period until the premiere of its new film, The Impossible Project is proud to be able to present the last original, carefully saved Polaroid™ film—repackaged in a limited Special Edition designed by Paul Giambarba, who created the iconic look of Polaroid from 1958 to 1977. Paul Giambarba was responsible for the design of the best-known Polaroid films, and the circle is now completed by collaborating with him on the redesign of these last Polaroid films. No one else was more significant to the Polaroid look, and no one else could have done a more outstanding job for this occasion, which marks not only the ending of a classic but also readies the world for the future of Instant Photography by The Impossible Project. This future honors Polaroid’s innovative past. There is no location better suited for the premiere of the Paul Giambarba Edition than the International Center of Photography, where the presentation will be hosted in the presence of designer Paul Giambarba and Florian Kaps, initiator of The Impossible Project. Apart from the Paul Giambarba Edition, which includes 15 different kinds of original Polaroid™ film, there will also be an ICP Special Edition Camera Kit of 100 items, including film and a tote bag—available exclusively at ICP.” In addition to the party at the Museum, visitors are invited to take a look around the open studios of the School to view the work of the ICP-Bard MFA students. Open studios will be Friday, December 18th from 7:00-11:00pm and Saturday, December 19th from 12:00-5:00pm. For more information on these events, please visit ICP’s website: International Center of Photography Posted in Events \| 3 Comments » ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Unique Opportunity at “The Exhibition Lab” For those photographers based in or near New York City, check out “The Exhibition Lab” for an opportunity to create new work under the guidance of two of the city’s well known gallery directors. The objectives are simple and innovative; accepted photographers will enter a six month period of sharing and developing projects with Michael Foley and Sasha Wolf. The culmination of the efforts and critiques for each project will be an exhibition at one of the galleries. While the selection process will undoubtedly be rigorous, the potential for individual growth and career development is rich. There will be two open houses in January in which interested photographers will have a chance to meet Michael Foley and Sasha Wolf, see their respective galleries and learn more about the program. For all other information and questions please visit the website: “The Exhibition Lab”. Posted in Calls for Entry, Exhibitions \| 1 Comment » ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Social Documentary Deadline Extended to 12/7 It’s no secret that many nations’ economies have been in rough shape for some time now. The effects are felt at every level of society, more evident in certain places than others, but nonetheless present. As photographers, our roles shift depending upon our personal interests, surroundings, and means. While you may or may not consider yourself a social documentary photographer, it seems only fitting that the state of your respective economy play a role in your life as a photographer. How have you been affected by these changes? Has the content of your work shifted and begun to incorporate themes relating to the global recession? Have you had to sell equipment, or put off buying that lens or body you want due to low funds? What is going on in your world? Although the deadline is fast approaching, SocialDocumentary.net’s “Crisis & Opportunity: Documenting the Global Recession” call for entries might fit a project you’ve been working on. “In the spirit of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the New Deal in the 1930s, when photographers documented the hardship and proposed solutions, SocialDocumentary.net (SDN) is issuing a Call for Entries. We are looking for photo essays that provide insight into how ordinary citizens around the world are coping during these new “hard times” and how individuals, companies, industries, family businesses, communities, and governments are responding to the crisis.” There is a small fee for the competition, and only a few days left to enter, but if this sounds like something up your alley, please visit the site for more information. Documenting the Global Recession Posted in Calls for Entry \| 2 Comments » ____________________________________________________________________________________________________	SEE. RESPOND. INTERACT. Search for: You are currently browsing the photo technique Forum blog archives for December, 2009. 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